A person has been attacked by a wild boar in the municipality of Meerssen, De Telegraaf reported A woman was left bloody after she was attacked in Geulle on Sunday This came days after it was reported that a father and son were attacked in the Veluwe The woman was jogging in the area as she had done plenty in the past when she was attacked from behind by the boar The woman then went to a nearby home for help while covered in blood The victim was bit in three places in her leg She was treated in the hospital and was able to go home the same day that she was aware that there were wild boars in the area “I can only give behavioral indications,” said Clermonts Wild boar attacks had been an issue in Meerssen for years Several incidents of bloody confrontations were reported in 2023 and the early months of 2024 “We thought it was safe again,” said Ray Koumans who lives a little further on from the location of the attack “We went for a walk in the forest with the children last summer We will not be doing that anymore for the time being.” Math Roumans of the Wild Beheer Eenheid De Maasvallei has said that his organization has shot 54 wild boars in the area in the last year The hunters are volunteers who are often out until the late evening hours They need to dispose of the carcass after shooting a boar “Many people think we should shoot as many as possible but others think we are animal abusers for this,” Roumans added There are certain rules when it comes to shooting the boars The hunters are not allowed to shoot a sow with babies Even though these are usually the animals that are more likely to panic and then attack somebody in defense of their young This incident came days after it was reported that a wild boar had attacked a father and son in the Veluwe. A 71-year-old man was left injured as a result of the attack. © 2012-2025, NL Times, All rights reserved. Two people were injured when metal pieces of the plane fell from the sky onto the town of Meerssen I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice An investigation has begun into an incident involving a Boeing 747-400 cargo plane that lost parts of its engine just after take-off Longtail Aviation Flight 5504 littered the Dutch town of Meerssen with small metal parts that fell from the sky onto property and people, shortly after departing Maastricht Airport for New York on Saturday.  Maastricht Airport spokesperson Hella Hendriks told Reuters: “The photos indicate they were parts of engine blade, but that’s being investigated.” She added: “Several cars were damaged and bits hit several houses. Pieces were found across the residential neighbourhood on roofs, gardens and streets.” Ms Hendriks confirmed that least dozens of pieces fell. The metal parts apparently measured 5cm wide and 25cm long. According to the official South Limburg safety office, two people were injured by the debris, and one had to be taken to hospital. It’s understood an elderly woman was injured. Boeing told The Independent to address any questions about the incident to Dutch authorities. A spokesperson for the Dutch Safety Board said on Monday that their investigation was “still in a preliminary phase,” adding that it was still too early to draw any conclusions. According to witness reports, there was a fire visible on one of the plane’s engines. The plane was able to land safely at Liege airport in Belgium, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) south of where it took off in Maastricht. The cargo plane was powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines, a small version of those on the United Airlines Boeing 777 that caught fire and dropped engine parts over Denver on Saturday. The planemaker has since recommended that all Boeing 777 models with Pratt & Whitney engines are grounded, affecting 128 aircraft in total. It followed a decision by Japanese safety regulators, which banned the 777 aircraft with the same Pratt & Whitney 4000 engines. United Airlines said it had voluntarily grounded its fleet. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies injuring two people","description":"Two people were injured when metal pieces of the plane fell from the sky onto the town of Meerssen Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker By 2021-02-21T08:40:00+00:00 Dutch investigators have opened an initial probe into an incident in which a Boeing 747-400 freighter apparently shed engine parts after departure from Maastricht The aircraft had “engine problems” and lost several metal parts after it took off from Maastricht-Aachen airport on 20 February says the South Limburg arm of safety co-ordination authority Veiligheidsregio Metal parts fell in the Sint Josephstraat district of Meerssen which lies between the city and the airport about 2km along the extended centreline of runway 21 One of them was taken to hospital,” the authority adds While the Dutch Safety Board has not formally identified the aircraft involved it appears to be a Longtail Aviation 747-400 converted freighter The aircraft – provisionally identified as VQ-BWT originally delivered in 1991 to Singapore Airlines – took off from Maastricht for New York at about 16:10 According to Cirium fleets data it is fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW4056 engines from the same powerplant range – although a different model – as the PW4077 engine involved in the United Airlines Boeing 777 failure event over Denver on the same day Maastricht airport’s operator says an “engine fire started” after the 747 departed and it “lost debris” over Meerssen before landing in Liege FlightGlobal understands the left-hand outboard engine was involved but this has not been formally confirmed Source: Veiligheidsegio Zuid-Limburg via Track88 Cars and buildings were damaged by falling debris The Dutch Safety Board says it has commenced an “exploratory investigation” into the event – a month after it started looking into the shedding of an underside fuselage panel of another 747-400 freighter which had been climbing to cruise altitude over the Netherlands South Limburg’s safety authority says the police have requested any debris found to be left alone and that damage to vehicles or other property should be reported to insurance companies UK investigators have disclosed that a trailing-edge panel shed by a One Air Boeing 747-400 freighter was discovered adjacent to runway 27L at London Heathrow two months later normally located on the upper left wing surface next to the high-speed aileron Investigators have determined that a Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400 converted freighter that shed turbine parts over a town after departing Maastricht had not been modified with cooling features which might have prevented the incident The aircraft’s left outboard Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine suffered a contained failure but several pieces .. Japan has grounded Boeing 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines following the PW4077 failure aboard a United Airlines 777-200 on 20 February controllers temporarily lost ability to ”see hear or talk to” pilots flying jets to and from Newark Republican lawmakers have proposed a plan to provide the Federal Aviation Administration with $15 billion to fund air traffic control (ATC) modernisation a move coming several weeks after US transportation chief Sean Duffy committed to such an effort Indian investigators state that the crew of an ATR 72-600 experienced “unusual” vibrations and felt the aircraft sink on final approach just before it landed short of the runway at Bhubaneswar last October The Alliance Air aircraft (VT-RKF) had been inbound from Rourkela FlightGlobal is the global aviation community’s primary source of news analytics and advisory services to connect the aviation community globally and help organisations shape their business strategies identify new opportunities and make better decisions faster Site powered by Webvision Cloud member-first insights and commentary on the global aviation industry The municipality of Meerssen has warned people to stay away from the woods and nature reserves north of the Limburg town after several incidents of wild boars attacking hikers One hiker needed 17 stitches after a run-in with the boars Groups of wild boars roam the natural areas on the north side of Meerssen The animals could “show aggressive behavior if they feel threatened The municipality urged hikers to stay away from the areas around the Kalverbosch ecoduct and the hamlets of Humcoven be sure to stay on the paths and keep your dogs on a leash One man and his daughter were hiking in the woods on Sunday when he suddenly felt something grabbing his arm - a wild boar. He managed to pull away, but the animal's teeth left deep gashes in his arms. The man and his daughter fled. He needed 17 stitches, he told 1Limburg. Another hiker was walking her dogs on Saturday when a wild boar stormed them. “Almost all my dogs were able to run away, but the boar grabbed one and threw it. Then the animal game after me,” she told 1Limburg he hit me hard on the leg.” She was left with scraped hands from the thorn bushes she ran through Wild boars weigh an average of about 80 kilograms and can run very fast Adult males can weigh around 100 kilograms (function (w) { var el = document.getElementById('SDLeVfRR13-background-viewport'); w.Shorthand && w.Shorthand.initInstantImage w.Shorthand.initInstantImage(el) : w.SHPreloadInstantImages w.SHPreloadInstantImages.push(el) : w.SHPreloadInstantImages = [el]; w.Shorthand.initFocalPointPictures(); })(window)The number of people who have died from catastrophic floods in Europe is continuing to rise A gargantuan clear-up operation is in full swing across four countries but the risk remains of further flooding after more heavy rainfall Some of Europe's leaders have laid the blame squarely on climate change which is said to make extreme weather events more frequent and less predictable Here we tell the story of one of the worst weather disasters to hit the continent in recent times.. The most northerly country to have been affected is Netherlands with thousands of people forced from their homes by rising waters volunteers worked through the night into Saturday to shore up dykes and protect roads An aerial view shows the flooded streets of Valkenburg A dyke beside the Juliana canal near Limburg gave way on Friday afternoon forcing safety experts to ask people to abandon several villages and seek safety Satellite images of the Guel river showed flooding along much of its length in the Valkenburg area authorities started evacuating large parts of the city of Venlo on Friday afternoon and earlier told people in the smaller municipality of Meerssen to leave their homes As families were told to turn off their electricity and gas supplies emergency services in Meerssen said in an online alert: "There is a large hole in the dyke.. Immediately leave your home and get to safety." A caravan is washed away in flood waters in the Netherlands following heavy rainfall across Europe.Read the latest here: https://t.co/W2HQl7WUAf pic.twitter.com/7jt5w0VorO With much of the Netherlands below sea level - protected by a complex system of ancient dykes - any threats to the system of dykes are taken extremely seriously The military later managed to reinforce the dyke near Meerssen but soldiers worked frantically to shore up one that was protecting the nearby village of Wessem King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands visit Valkenburg Brommelen and Geulle who had been earlier evacuated were allowed to return home on Saturday morning to survey the damage visited Valkenburg to support residents trying to mop up Aerial footage shows the situation in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands where flooding has caused devastation, misery and death.Latest on the flooding in Europe here: https://t.co/ti9mDhPKoW pic.twitter.com/7lzTSjaSPe The Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte and soon people will have to work on clean-up and recovery." "It is disaster after disaster after disaster referring to the southern province hit by the floods allowing people affected to access national funds Belgium has been among the countries worst-hit by the continent's floods The number who have died reached two dozen on Saturday and numerous train lines and roads remaining blocked in eastern parts of the country A man walks past partially-submerged cars on a flooded street in Pepinster Watch the moment a barge sinks as raging floodwaters engulf the Liege in Belgium. Get the latest on Germany and Belgium's floods here: https://t.co/reUM8uEdfy pic.twitter.com/iZK9WJ1RZD A national day of mourning has been declared on Tuesday ahead of more muted celebrations on the country's national day on Wednesday Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said: "What should have been beautiful summer days suddenly turned into dark and extremely sad days for our fellow citizens Austrian rescue team members search an area in Pepinster "These are exceptional circumstances that our country has not seen before." Some parts of the country saw rainfall not experienced for 200 years Damaged cars sitting in floodwaters on a residential street in Angleur This street in Pepinster, Belgium was turned into a river after the Vesdre flooded. More than 1,000 homes were evacuated. Latest on the floods in Europe here: https://t.co/ti9mDhy9xo pic.twitter.com/PvRXfBVGmX Belgians watched nervously as rivers like the Meuse which flows through the city of Liege in eastern Belgium continued to rise and threatened to inundate the city a river was still flowing down the street as the inhabitants inspected their waterlogged homes and cars A homeowner stands next to his destroyed house in Ensival which was one of several towns and villages submerged as the torrent of water burst through their communities Sky News found Miriam Darraji and her family wandering around the wreckage of their home "I think this has to be a consequence of climate change "We've experienced heavy rains before but never this Aerial footage shows cars and buildings submerged in Belgium after heavy rainfall caused extensive flooding in the country. Get the latest on this story: https://t.co/4YOCjd3zKN pic.twitter.com/qsgilNHXc5 We lost our land down the river… it's a catastrophe." Belgium's king and queen visited Pepinster on Friday Debris collects in front of a bridge after flooding in Ensival the number of people found dead climbed to five People in the affected areas have been urged to avoid all travel Belgium has asked for help under the EU's disaster response system and has received help from Luxembourg and the Netherlands despite these countries also suffering from flooding A partially-submerged car is seen on a flooded street in Pepinster More than 20,000 people in the southern region of Wallonia were left without electricity and many others without drinking water Sky News saw how badly affected many communities were with many other aspects of infrastructure wrecked leaving people without internet and having difficulty obtaining food The worst affected country in terms of the number of deaths is Germany 143 people were confirmed to have died in western Germany in what has been called the country's worst natural disaster in more than half a century A man and a firefighter walk through debris in Schuld Authorities were left particularly worried about those living near a dam in the town of Wassenberg near Cologne caused some of the worst damage as swelling floodwater smashed through the valley it occupies on Wednesday night An aerial view of flood-affected area in Schuld Dramatic aerial footage has captured the aftermath of a field collapsing in western Germany following heavy rain and flooding.Read the latest here: https://t.co/f8goqTz3pt pic.twitter.com/geujHY7Bgo several dwellings collapsed and debris was strewn throughout the settlement many struggled to hold back the tears as they showed what had happened to their properties A rescue team paddles among flooded cars stuck on the road in Erftstadt Margaret Radermacher's floors were left coated in mud her furniture was sodden and everything in her sewing room was in need of replacing She told Sky News: "It's an absolute catastrophe." "There are many people who have been affected More than 120 people have been killed and dozens are missing after catastrophic flooding across Germany and Belgium, which has left several villages cut off and sparked fears that a dam could burst.Read the latest here: https://t.co/5M2GJTSCIu pic.twitter.com/WUwnrmb15D with the debris brought by the flooding of the Nahma river She moved there from Ireland and runs a business nearby which was completely destroyed "No one should die in a flood in Germany," she said Flood victims in Germany have told Sky News they'd never experienced such severe rainfall and blame climate change.Read the latest here: https://t.co/f8goqTQEO3 pic.twitter.com/ibyUmqmjSo A wrecked car and upended tractor in Schuld "Maybe in poorer countries you could understand it Rescue workers continued to search for survivors on Saturday even as water levels remained high in many towns and houses About 1,000 people are still missing and entire communities have been cut off The remains of the sewage system and damaged cars in the Blessem district of Erftstadt Residents of villages in Germany hit by floods have been rescued by helicopter. Dozens of people are known to have died so far.Read more here: https://t.co/bcMdUO2e4s pic.twitter.com/u3aFguIZCT A harrowing rescue effort unfolded in Erftstadt, southwest of Cologne, on Friday as people were trapped when the ground gave way and their homes collapsed. Officials there feared that some people didn't manage to escape, but by Saturday morning no more casualties had been confirmed. People clean their homes from mud and debris in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler Across the affected areas, as in Belgium, many areas were still without electricity and telephone service. Authorities said the economic damage would be immense, with hundreds of buildings damaged. Switzerland has not seen the same numbers of people killed as in Germany or Belgium but it suffered one of its heaviest rainfalls on record on Tuesday. A thunderstorm in its financial capital, Zurich, caused flooding and travel chaos. More than 4cm (1.6ins) of rain fell on the city and over 3.1cm of rain fell in 10 minutes on Waldegg, just outside the city. Girls walk on a temporary footbridge over the village square in Stansstad Sections of Zurich's bus and tram network ground to a halt as fallen trees blocked lines, and some streets were under water. Several rivers and lakes to broke their banks in the aftermath of the heavy rain. A flash flood on Thursday swept away cars, flooded basements and destroyed small bridges in the northern villages of Schleitheim und Beggingen. The Altenberg quarter of Bern, close to the Aare river Authorities raised the flood warning for Lake Lucerne to the highest level and banned all shipping. The suburb of Wallisellen warned people to stay away from rivers as water levels rose. The Meteo service at SRF said further rain was forecast and that flooding was likely to worsen, especially around lakes and rivers. It also warned of landslides. The water level of Lake Lucerne at Schweizerhofquai has risen Credits:Words and digital production: Philip Whiteside, international news reporter Location reporting: Hannah Thomas-Peter, climate change correspondent; Michelle Clifford, Europe correspondent High water is seen near a house, in Roermond, Netherlands, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Eva Plevier MEERSSEN, The Netherlands: Hundreds of people fled their homes in and around the southern Dutch town of Meerssen after floods broke through a dyke on Friday, as rising waters left a path of destruction across the region. Emergency services said the flood waters were about to swamp the surrounding villages of Bunde, Voulwames, Brommelen and Geulle. Sirens sounded and drone footage showed water flowing into streets and homes. "Immediately leave your home and get to safety," the emergency services said in an online alert. "There is a large hole in the dyke." Families were told to turn off their electricity and gas supplies. The flooding was expected to impact about 3,000 people, local emergency services spokeswoman Samantha Wisniewski said. Prime Minister Mark Rutte declared the flooding in Limburg province a national disaster. Hundreds of firefighters and soldiers were deployed to help reinforce dikes and evacuate residents. Water levels on the Meuse and the Rur reached record levels on Thursday, surpassing those that led to large floods in 1993 and 1995, local authorities said. Floods were expected to peak in northern Limburg province on Friday afternoon, prompting the evacuation of a hospital in the town of Venlo, local emergency services said. In Valkenburg, in the far south of Limburg close to the Belgian and German border, floods engulfed the town centre, forcing the evacuation of several nursing homes and destroying at least one bridge.  2021 A drones view of the flooding in Limburg Photo: Sem van der Wal ANPA drones view of the flooding in Limburg Photo: Sem van der Wal ANPA dyke alongside the Juliana canal in the south of Limburg broke through on Friday afternoon leading the local safety board to urge people in several villages to leave their homes as a matter of urgency because flooding was inevitable Sirens were also sounded to warn people to evacuate Reddingsboten in #Bunde onderweg naar het rampgebied vanwege de #dijkdoorbraak bij #Voulwammes 16.07.2021 14:59 #Meerssen #Limburg #watersnoodramp pic.twitter.com/Pu03UZHfCn — Thomas Schlijper (@schlijper) July 16, 2021 The initial breach was around a meter wide but likely to expand as the pressure of water continued is expected to reach its peak in Roermond around 3pm and in Venlo Venlo’s main hospital has already been evacuated as a precaution — TerraSphere (@Terra_Sphere) July 16, 2021 The Dutch government has declared the regional floods as an official disaster which means the state will pick up the bill for much of the damage ‘It is very clear that the situation is disastrous,’ prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters on Thursday evening ‘People are worried about their homes and their jobs.’ the Dutch government invested €2.4bn on providing better flood plains but that work has not been enough to deal with such a volume of water and over 20 centimetres over the three day period – a once in a thousand year occurrence ‘Rain can cause problems in the Netherlands but this is a wake up call which shows rain can form a threat to public safety,’ Alex Hekman from civil engineers Sweco told the Financieele Dagblad The flooding has been caused by very heavy rain in nearby hilly parts of Germany and the Ardennes region in Belgium as well as in Limburg itself While the floods have caused widespread damage in the Netherlands in Germany and Belgium the problems have been far more severe At least 80 people are now thought to have died in Germany after the floods caused houses to collapse while the death toll in Belgium is put at 23 We could not provide the Dutch News service without the generous support of our readers Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day Many thanks to everyone who has donated to DutchNews.nl in recent days We could not provide this service without you Please help us making DutchNews.nl a better read by taking part in a short survey The storms on Thursday and early on Friday caused several problems in the south of the Netherlands particularly in Limburg where a lightning strike caused a fire in a home There remains a chance of more rain showers this weekend when the Netherlands honors Remembrance Day on Saturday causing the an explosion in the home's utility cupboard which the resident managed to extinguish himself The fire brigade responded to the scene to make sure the situation did not flare up A spokesperson for the fire brigade in the area said that the home sustained considerable damage The fire brigade had to respond about 70 times during the overnight period due to flooding in the southern portion of Limburg and they were not able to provide assistance to everyone people often had to rely on themselves," the spokesperson said On Friday morning the fire brigade was still busy with clean-up work "It is expected that things will return to normal," the spokesperson said "There are hardly any reports coming in anymore." Overflowing water retention areas in Valkenburg and Berg en Terblijt also damaged several homes Three homes were damaged due to the overflow of a Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) water basin near the A79 in Valkenburg "The situation is stable again," a fire brigade spokesperson said on Friday morning A water retention area also flooded in Berg en Terblijt The mud flow made its way down a street that was already broken up due to construction work About 50 homes are located in the affected area The spokesperson could not say how many of them suffered damage A representative for the emergency services office told broadcaster L1 that the street was considerably damaged by the heavy rainfall The municipality of Meerssen also said that there was gravel and mud on several roads due to the enormous water flow The municipality was using sweeper trucks to clean the streets Manhole covers were also dislodged due to the large amount of water A bicycle tunnel under the A2 between Rothem and Meerssen was closed due to flooding It will remain that way until the tunnel has been cleaned The Netherlands is a kind of emptied out bathtub with water rising higher and higher at the edges said Aimee Slangen of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) Slangen is the lead author on the subject of rising sea levels in the UN climate report published Monday morning the greater the chance of flooding if it storms." The rising sea level due to global warming is irreversible Slangen: "Sea level rise is caused by the warming of the climate It is a kind of thermometer of climate change because so many important processes come together in it Warmer ocean water expands and therefore the sea level rises Also melting land ice from glaciers and ice caps end up in the ocean causing the sea level to rise even further consumption and irrigation of agricultural land and this water also ends up in the ocean." The figures from the IPCC report do not differ much from the previous report from 2013 we can now make concrete what the expected contribution of the melting of Antarctica is for various greenhouse gas scenarios while this was not yet possible in the previous report." The extent to which the sea level rises differs regionally the melting of Antarctica is particularly relevant the melt water from the South Pole on our side of the world causes an extra sea level rise of 10 percent on top of the global average sea level rise we will experience high water much more often in the Netherlands this means that the Oosterscheldekering or the Maeslantkering will have to close much more often than at present to prevent flooding from he sea the IPCC report shows that the extent of sea level rise is strongly determined by the amount of greenhouse gases we emit from now on Today a Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400F suffered an inflight engine failure soon after take off; as a consequence its turbine blades fell over the village of Meerssen in the Netherlands According to the AvHerald with registration VQ-BWT and performing flight LGT-5504 from Maastricht (Netherlands) to New York JFK (USA) was in its initial climb out of runway 21 when the trouble started; one of the right-hand engines had suffered severe damage (cause currently unknown) and began to distribute engine parts over Meerssen village A resident in Meerssen reported that he heard a loud bang he then spotted the aircraft with streaks of flames coming from one of the right hand engines; metal then began raining from the sky The next video shows black smoke coming from one of the right hand engines Vliegtuig in Meerssen verliest onderdelen…. 😱 #meerssen #Boeing747 #failure @NUnl pic.twitter.com/cX1k5zg86M “Many people are shocked in Meerssen because they saw the plane fly over with a burning engine.” The aircraft stopped its climb at FL100 and then entered into a hold before heading for a safe landing on runway 23L Meerssen village is located about one to two nautical miles past the runway end several cars have been damaged and an elderly woman has sustained minor injuries The Dutch Safety Board (OVV) has already started an investigation she became interested in aviation photography Catarina graduated with Mechanical Engineering and is now a CAMO - Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Organisation engineer A separate and distinct issue than Denver FAA needs to put safety specs on HIGH BYPASS ENGINE DESIGN 21 February 2021: The FAA has just issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive for all Pratt & Whitney 4000-series high-bypass turbofan engines (UAL328 was a United Airlines B777-200ER powered by two PW4090 engines; 6T5504 was a Longtail aviation B747-400F powered by four PW4056 engines) Early reports indicate that the FAA EAD requires immediate inspections of all PW40xx-powered engines on aircraft operated in U.S The Japan Aviation Authority has just issued an Emergency Order grounding (and prohibiting) all PW-engined B777 operations in Japan United Airlines has also just this hour GROUNDED all of its PW4090-powered B777 aircraft @Visionist – You should look into what ETOPS ratings are about This aircraft technically could have flown the entire flight on one engine This is why quads will always be better than twins Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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